Daily Archives: 2013-09-29

By Andrew Loh On 16 September, Chin Peng, the former secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), died in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. 5 days later, on 21 September, the Chinese newspaper, Sin Chew Jit Poh, reported that “Mr and Mrs Tan Wah Piow” had sent a wreath to Mr Chin Peng’s wake. Mr Tan was the former president of the …

By Lim Jialiang / Photos by Chong Kai Xiong “Really, I can’t take it.” These words echoed with the quiet dignity and strength of a mother who had lost her son suddenly, and without warning. On behalf of the family, members of civil society organised a memorial for Dinesh Raman, the twenty-one year old who died in the custody of …

By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Fewer locals visit the casinos; only 7.7 per cent made more than one visit in past 3 years” (Straits Times, Sep 26). Only 7.7% of locals visited casinos more than once? The article states that only 7.7 per cent of locals here made more than one visit to the two casinos …

By Terry Xu In August 2013, MP for Aljunied GRC, Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap, asked the Minister for Transport whether the cases of Malaysian buses flouting regulations by entering Singapore to ferry tourists to Malaysia have been increasing. According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) regulations, tour buses “shall only be used to carry tourists from an ASEAN …

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